Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025
385Ayes
26Noes
Carried · majority 359 · Government won244 did not vote
655 Members · Aye 385 · No 26 · DNV 244 · grey dots in centre are abstentions
Analysis
Commons
Commons
Parliament voted on 2 July 2025 to approve a government order adding new organisations to the list of proscribed terrorist groups under the Terrorism Act 2000. The motion passed by 385 votes to 26. Proscription makes it a criminal offence to be a member of, support, or promote the named organisations. The vote carries immediate legal weight. Any group added to the proscribed list becomes unlawful to join, fund, or publicly endorse, with criminal penalties for those who do. The order extends the reach of counter-terrorism law to the newly named organisations, affecting anyone in the United Kingdom who has connections to them. Support for the order was broad and cross-party. Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Reform UK, and the Democratic Unionist Party all voted in favour. The 26 votes against came mainly from within Labour's own ranks (11 MPs), alongside all four Green MPs, four independents, and representatives from Your Party and the Social Democratic and Labour Party. No Conservative, Liberal Democrat, or Reform UK MP voted against.
Voting Aye meant
Support proscribing the specified organisations as terrorist groups, endorsing the government's counter-terrorism policy
Voting No meant
Oppose proscribing these particular organisations, whether on grounds of insufficient evidence, civil liberties concerns, or disagreement with the specific designations
Each row is one party. The stacked bar gives the within-party split of Aye / No / Absent; the columns on the right give the raw counts. The whip column shows the published party position — “Free vote” means the whip was formally removed for this division.
Party
Whip
Aye / No / Abs
Aye
No
Abs
Labour Party
Whipped Aye
249
11
101
Conservative and Unionist Party
Whipped Aye
84
0
32
Liberal Democrats
Whipped Aye
6
0
65
Labour and Co-operative Party
Whipped Aye
30
0
12
Independent
—
2
4
7
Scottish National Party
—
0
0
9
Reform UK
Whipped Aye
6
0
2
Sinn Féin
—
0
0
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Whipped Aye
3
0
2
Green Party of England and Wales
Whipped No
0
4
0
Plaid Cymru
—
0
0
4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
—
0
1
1
Your Party
—
0
2
0
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
—
0
0
1
Restore Britain
—
1
0
0
Speaker
—
0
0
1
Traditional Unionist Voice
—
1
0
0
Ulster Unionist Party
—
1
0
0
Source · Hansard · UK Parliament Votes API · whip status from announced positions; “free vote” indicates the whip was formally removed
Minister defending proscription of all three groups as meeting the legal terrorism threshold; emphasises ideological neutrality and serious property damage by Palestine Action crossing into terrorism.Labour · Voted aye · Read full speech (4,355 words) →
Questions why groups are bundled together; argues Palestine Action should be voted on separately and that direct action has historic legitimacy; warns of chilling effect on protest.Independent · Voted no · Read full speech (914 words) →
Shadow Minister supporting government's proscription of all three groups; argues they have crossed the line from protest into terrorism through violence and property damage.Conservative · Voted aye · Read full speech (1,048 words) →
Supports proscription of MMC and RIM but questions proportionality of Palestine Action proscription; notes this is first organisation proscribed primarily for property damage and expresses concern about precedent.Liberal Democrat · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (961 words) →
Opposes proscription of Palestine Action as unprecedented overreach using counter-terror laws to silence political dissent; compares unfavourably to PM's past defence of direct action.SNP · Voted no · Read full speech (1,083 words) →
Would support proscription of MMC and RIM but opposes Palestine Action; warns that proscription risks criminalising thousands of supporters and volunteers under terrorism laws for supporting protests.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (865 words) →
Supports MMC and RIM proscription but opposes Palestine Action; argues proscription undermines democracy by extending anti-terror laws to political protest; warns of precedent.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (796 words) →
Strongly supports proscription of all three; emphasises Palestine Action's violence, intimidation, and antisemitic harassment campaign as justifying terrorist designation.Conservative · Voted aye · Read full speech (581 words) →
Sources
Division dataUK Parliament Votes API
DebateHansard · Commons
Stance analysisAI analysis · Claude 4.x
LicenceOpen Parliament Licence v3.0